This is the sixth volume in the Swedish Studies in European Law series. Arising from the work of two well-attended seminars, this new volume concentrates on highly topical issues in European Law, current problems in the enforcement of human rights in Europe, and the accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights. Among the topics dealt with, apart from -the accession issue-, are questions related to: the enforcement of the Charter of Fundamental Rights * human rights as general principles of law * specific issues like the -Double Jeopardy Clause- in relation to Swedish tax law...

This volume in the Swedish Studies in European Law series, produced by the Swedish Network for European Legal Studies, heralds the new harmonized regime of private enforcement of EU competition law. In 2013, the Commission issued a communication and practical guide to the quantification of harm in antitrust litigation and a recommendation on collective redress. In 2014, the long-awaited Directive on actions for damages for infringements of EU competition law was finally adopted. And, in 2015, the Commission is expected CE1

Global resources and the environment are under great pressure. This is giving rise to an environmental rights revolution, which puts the environmental law in the centre of current rights debates. This important collection tracks this and identifies 3 emerging resulting trends. Firstly, there is an increase in the constitutionalising of rights of nature; ie enshrining positive environmental rights. Secondly, participatory rights are on the rise, broadening the range of actors that might rely on environmental law. And finally, marketable rights to promote efficient use of natural resources are...